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Well, it depends if current total information size on you HDD is less or equal to SSD capacity. Then you can do the same as I did back in Feb:

1. Plug the new SSD into the Mac Mini ( via USB or install it inside )
2. Download and install Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper
3. Clone your HDD to SSD
4. Boot from SSD
5. Go to your Home folder on SSD and delete those folders you do not need.
6. If you want, you can also create symbolic links in your Home folder on SDD to point to HDD (Documents, Movies, etc).

Ideally, Id also suggest moving content from HDD to some third party storage temporary, format the HDD and restore only folders you need back on HDD.

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Well, it depends if current total information size on you HDD is less or equal to SSD capacity. Then you can do the same as I did back in Feb:

1. Plug the new SSD into the Mac Mini ( via USB or install it inside )
2. Download and install Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper
3. Clone your HDD to SSD
4. Boot from SSD
5. Go to your Home folder on SSD and delete those folders you do not need.
6. If you want, you can also create symbolic links in your Home folder on SDD to point to HDD (Documents, Movies, etc).

Ideally, Id also suggest moving content from HDD to some third party storage temporary, format the HDD and restore only folders you need back on HDD.

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